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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      65,470</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,228</td>
<td class="r data">      21,585</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">      25,350</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    38.7</td>
<td class="r data">    53.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      74,256</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,611</td>
<td class="r data">      25,106</td>
<td class="r data">         354</td>
<td class="r data">      28,164</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    37.9</td>
<td class="r data">    52.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      78,267</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      22,973</td>
<td class="r data">      27,824</td>
<td class="r data">         547</td>
<td class="r data">      26,884</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">    34.3</td>
<td class="r data">    48.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      75,890</td>
<td class="r data">         276</td>
<td class="r data">      22,397</td>
<td class="r data">      27,573</td>
<td class="r data">         641</td>
<td class="r data">      24,975</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">    33.0</td>
<td class="r data">    47.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      73,285</td>
<td class="r data">         387</td>
<td class="r data">      22,929</td>
<td class="r data">      26,822</td>
<td class="r data">         660</td>
<td class="r data">      22,444</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">    45.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      64,789</td>
<td class="r data">         542</td>
<td class="r data">      20,474</td>
<td class="r data">      24,010</td>
<td class="r data">         696</td>
<td class="r data">      19,042</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    29.6</td>
<td class="r data">    43.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      58,985</td>
<td class="r data">       1,016</td>
<td class="r data">      18,936</td>
<td class="r data">      21,763</td>
<td class="r data">         692</td>
<td class="r data">      16,533</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">    28.5</td>
<td class="r data">    42.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      54,533</td>
<td class="r data">       3,131</td>
<td class="r data">      17,761</td>
<td class="r data">      18,684</td>
<td class="r data">         719</td>
<td class="r data">      14,214</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    27.7</td>
<td class="r data">    42.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      51,388</td>
<td class="r data">       9,099</td>
<td class="r data">      17,342</td>
<td class="r data">      14,571</td>
<td class="r data">         699</td>
<td class="r data">       9,649</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">    22.8</td>
<td class="r data">    38.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      47,497</td>
<td class="r data">      11,213</td>
<td class="r data">      16,285</td>
<td class="r data">      12,508</td>
<td class="r data">         718</td>
<td class="r data">       6,754</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    18.6</td>
<td class="r data">    33.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      64,849</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,150</td>
<td class="r data">      21,361</td>
<td class="r data">         276</td>
<td class="r data">      25,034</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">    38.6</td>
<td class="r data">    53.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      73,645</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,524</td>
<td class="r data">      24,896</td>
<td class="r data">         353</td>
<td class="r data">      27,851</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    37.8</td>
<td class="r data">    52.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      77,672</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      22,882</td>
<td class="r data">      27,618</td>
<td class="r data">         544</td>
<td class="r data">      26,589</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">    34.2</td>
<td class="r data">    48.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      75,263</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">      22,304</td>
<td class="r data">      27,412</td>
<td class="r data">         636</td>
<td class="r data">      24,610</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    32.8</td>
<td class="r data">    46.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      72,419</td>
<td class="r data">         387</td>
<td class="r data">      22,728</td>
<td class="r data">      26,649</td>
<td class="r data">         659</td>
<td class="r data">      21,955</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">    30.5</td>
<td class="r data">    44.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      64,118</td>
<td class="r data">         541</td>
<td class="r data">      20,349</td>
<td class="r data">      23,882</td>
<td class="r data">         693</td>
<td class="r data">      18,628</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    29.3</td>
<td class="r data">    43.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      58,311</td>
<td class="r data">       1,016</td>
<td class="r data">      18,834</td>
<td class="r data">      21,630</td>
<td class="r data">         689</td>
<td class="r data">      16,097</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">    28.1</td>
<td class="r data">    42.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      53,835</td>
<td class="r data">       3,124</td>
<td class="r data">      17,641</td>
<td class="r data">      18,560</td>
<td class="r data">         715</td>
<td class="r data">      13,771</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    27.2</td>
<td class="r data">    41.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      50,790</td>
<td class="r data">       9,088</td>
<td class="r data">      17,219</td>
<td class="r data">      14,471</td>
<td class="r data">         693</td>
<td class="r data">       9,291</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">    22.3</td>
<td class="r data">    38.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      46,896</td>
<td class="r data">      11,193</td>
<td class="r data">      16,189</td>
<td class="r data">      12,406</td>
<td class="r data">         714</td>
<td class="r data">       6,375</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
<td class="r data">    32.8</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    21.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    30.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    31.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    20.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    21.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         606</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         217</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         310</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    51.2</td>
<td class="r data">    58.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         593</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         205</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         305</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    51.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         572</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">         193</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         290</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    50.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         604</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         358</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    59.5</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         803</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         469</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    58.4</td>
<td class="r data">    73.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         623</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">         127</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         399</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         641</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          80</td>
<td class="r data">         132</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         426</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    66.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         659</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         431</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    66.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         555</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">          95</td>
<td class="r data">          95</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         349</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    64.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         577</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         374</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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